#periyar — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #periyar, aggregated by home.social.
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Hello #fediverse
I’m here to share insights and analysis on Dravidian politics and ideology. My posts will explore the historical roots of the movement, its impact on social justice, and commentary on #RecentPoliticalIssues in the region.Key topics I'll be covering:
#DravidianPolitics & #Periyar
#SocialJustice and #AntiCaste movements
#TamilNadu politics
#Federalism in India
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Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of hate speech is ill-intentioned. Karthick Ram Manoharan writes.
#periyar #brahmins #PeriyarEVR #brahminism #casteism #SocialJustice #TMKrishna #MalcolmX #india
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Political power is essential for a subaltern party: Thirumavalavan
Dalit leader from Tamil Nadu says extraordinary perseverance is needed to place Dalit ideology and identity within the reality of Dravidian politics.
#interview #TholThirumavalavan #VCK #dalits #OBCs #caste #DravidianPolitics #periyar #EVRPeriyar #ambedkar #BRAmbedkar #DMK #AIADMK #TamilNadu #elections2024 #india
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In UP's Hamirpur, FIR Filed Against 4 Men for Celebrating Periyar's Birthday
A VHP functionary alleged that they were "insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses."
https://www.thequint.com/news/men-booked-for-celebrating-periyar-birthday-in-uttar-pradesh-hamirpur
#UttarPradesh #ThanthaiPeriyar #EVR #periyar #dalits #VHP #hinduism #rationalism #ReligiousSentiments #hindutva #india
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#periyar #gis #cartography #periyar145 picture courtesy @sajankiruba
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I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan
While Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s recent comments about “eradicating Sanatana Dharma” have snowballed into a political controversy, it was VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan who had enshrined Sanatana Dharma in the lexicon of Tamil Nadu’s political discourse over the past five years.
#TamilNadu #TholThirumavalavan #VCK #SanatanaDharma #brahminism #UdayanidhiStalin #DMK #hinduism #BRAmbedkar #EVRPeriyar #ambedkar #periyar #RSS #BJP #hindutva #CasteDiscrimination #caste #HinduScriptures #SanatanaDharmaRow #india
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Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments on Sanatana Dharma stoke huge row
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks were interpreted as a call for a ‘genocide’ of Hindus by BJP leaders. The TN minister has refuted these claims while standing by his statement that Sanatana Dharma was responsible for many social evils.
#TamilNadu #chennai #UdayanidhiStalin #hinduism #equality #SocialJustice #DMK #BJP #periyar #BRAmbedkar #india
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The history of anti-Hindi imposition movements in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu’s stance against the Three-Language Policy goes all the way back to the pre-Independence era.
#TamilNadu #AntiHindiAgitation #history #hindi #HindiImposition #DravidianMovement #ThreeLanguagePolicy #DMK #periyar #EVRamasamy #CNAnnadurai #congress #history #india
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/history-anti-hindi-imposition-movements-tamil-nadu-102983
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100 years on, remembering Vaikom Satyagraha as an anti-caste civil rights movement
The Satyagraha was a fight for access to the roads surrounding the Vaikom Mahadeva temple for people of all castes, who were otherwise forced to use roundabout paths to reach their destinations.
#kerala #vaikom #VaikomSatyagraha #history #ezhavas #pulaiyas #dalits #NarayanaGuru #periyar #EVR #MKgandhi #AntiCasteMovement #CivilRights #untouchability #nairs #brahmins #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #india
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ABVP Attacks Tamil Students at JNU, Defaces Portraits of Periyar, Marx; CM Stalin Demands Action
The attack took place when Tamil students tried to hold a meeting in memory of a Dalit student who died by suicide at IIT Bombay recently.
#JNU #ABVP #CasteViolence #brahminism #tamil #education #studentd #TamilNadu #dalits #dalit #caste #periyar #marx #SocialJustice #activism #CommunalViolence #IITBombay #DarshanSolanki #RSS #reservations #EWS #MKStalin #india
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Trans man and cis woman have self-respect wedding in Tamil Nadu
Arun, who hails from Virudhunagar, is an MBA graduate and Aruna, who hails from Kancheepuram, is a BCom graduate.
##trans #queer #LGBT #LGBTQIA #SelfRespectWedding #RightToLove #gender #sexuality #TamilNadu #gobichettipalayam #periyar #india
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Tamil Nadu Governor Walks Out Amid Row With MK Stalin Over His Speech
The Assembly adopted a resolution to record only the Governor's original speech, which was prepared by the state government.
The Governor had skipped parts of the address prepared by the state government which had references to secularism, describing Tamil Nadu as a haven of peace, and mention of leaders like Periyar, BR Ambedkar, K Kamaraj, CN Annadurai, and Karunanidhi, after which the Chief Minister moved the resolution.
#TamilNadu #TNGovernor #RNRavi #TNGovt #MKStalin #DMK #RSS #hindutva #ambedkar #periyar #annadurai #kamaraj #secularism #DravidianModel #UnionGovt #governors #ADMK #BJP #MastIndia #india
